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TURTLE DOVE
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Line Gauthier
| Rhyme |
turtle, bird, dream, encouraging, freedom,
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Love Inspires
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Valentina Iljina-Pechenova
| Verse |
turtle, love,
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Syllable Count Witchcraft
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Caren Krutsinger
| Free verse |
turtle, write,
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My Stay-Cation Home
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Caren Krutsinger
| Free verse |
turtle, home, house,
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Love Revisited
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Betty Janko
| Rhyme |
turtle, life, love,
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Brother Ned's Most Unusual One-Man Band
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Jim Slaughter
| Light Verse |
turtle, humor,
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More Change More
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Gerald Dillenbeck
| Free verse |
turtle, caregiving, community, environment, health,
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Engagement
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Ollus Ndhom
| Imagism |
turtle, 10th grade,
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THE ISLAND OF PEACE meditation
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Pixie Dust
| Narrative |
turtle, memory,
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DIARY NOTES: Another Day sets in Paris
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T Wignesan
| Dramatic Monologue |
turtle, abuse, french, inspirational, judgement,
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Mischief
by Lu Loo
If you wanted tears, I would cry a clear azure ocean.
If you wanted a rose, I’d pick a white one with love.
For you have shown...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
turtle, love, marriage,
Love Stanzas
by Connie Marcum Wong
Love Stanzas
I write of celestial moons and flying carpet rides,
Of seasonal hues and rising tides.
I write when golden sunlight fills the skies,
And...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
turtle, anniversary, devotion, love, sea,
A father's love
by Wendy Watson
You grieved his soul when you stormed out that day;
Such vitriol re-echoed in your wake.
To spurn a father’s love and walk away
Was more than his...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
turtle, betrayal, death, father, forgiveness,
Turtle Wisdom
by M. L. Kiser
Turtle is patient,
Never frantically rushing;
And patience is a virtue.
Virtuous turtle,
Has survived many ages;
Descendant of dinosaurs;
Camper on his back;
Turtle does not travel light;
Still, he will always...
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Choka |
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Categories:
turtle, animal, appreciation, environment, metaphor,
Undying Love- A Reversible Poem
by Lu Loo
I shall think of you, my love
with all my heart you’re mine
like an ivory turtle dove
in flight we shall be divine
you bestow deep adoration
with each...
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Categories:
turtle, love, marriage,
Invertebrate Indecision
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
When Miss Doubtfire moved in
to their heart,
she entered dragon tail swinging
Plastered smiling walls of bachelor resistance
got knocked down
at every single candlelight date demolition
And as the...
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Burlesque |
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Categories:
turtle, humorous, metaphor, relationship, satire,
Diary Notes: Lament at Dawn - A Year Ago Yet Now No Change
by T Wignesan
Diary Notes: Lament at Dawn A Year Ago and yet now No Change
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, august, christian, discrimination, hate,
This Gem Of Mine
by Nick Trim
A dinosaur,
said he saw,
the seashore,
but he wasn't sure
what the sea was for.
A butterfly,
said he saw the sky,
but he didn't...
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Categories:
turtle, poetry,
A Klingon Lullaby Of Love
by Earl Schumacker
A Klingon Lullaby Of Love
(In English and Klingon)
Come to me my little Klingon turtle dove
Drive your poisoned knife into my enemy
Feed me their hearts while...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, adventure, confidence, conflict, culture,
Rabbit DNA
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Hare trigger instincts
always served Roger well
He had an oh, no-no lettuce nose —
a hyper-keen sense when to leave
Roger was rabbit good
at knowing...
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Ode |
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Categories:
turtle, parents, parody, truth, wisdom,
Cycle of Violence
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Violence is a Gaza border constant
Israeli towns receive
heavy rain
of missile shells
Man-made hell, Hezbollah air sent
Meanwhile, Mossad
infiltrate the tunnels,
unpacking C4 bundles to fiery rent
Refugee status
is...
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Categories:
turtle, death, truth, violence, wisdom,
Upon The Firmament Of Hindsight
by matthew harris
No rocket surgeon,
nor brain scientist called upon
but only Rudolf the red nose reindeer
solicited as psychological mentor
yes...undoubtedly countless
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Stalked by August Trees
by Gerald Dillenbeck
Every time I change directions
lately, and possibly beforely,
Trees stand by to mentor
and nurture,
to feed with branched hands
to bleed when uprooted
from aptic past centuries
of hibernating winter...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, august, community, food, health,
Fertile Turtle On Beach Named Myrtle
by James Horn
Fertile Turtle On Beach Named Myrtle
We finally found out she had been fertile;
And marooned on a beach named Myrtle;
Her spoil;
A big boil;
Each egg did turn...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
turtle, allegory, analogy,
Got GAS--- Flatulence
by James Edward Lee Sr.
Got GAS--- Flatulence
Got me sum delicate tummy
Ate too MUCH late at night
After eight-thirty for Pete’s sake----
Guess I should not have ate
That cabbage and raw...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, analogy, betrayal, conflict, imagery,
Lurching Toward Grammatical Perfectionism
by matthew harris
To compensate for (A -Z)
ineradicable alphanumeric
character flaws (i.e. mutations
of body...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Fascination --- Glub-Glub
by Gershon Wolf
Little boys are fascinated by dinosaurs
They ask mom and dad for more and more
Could be an allosaur, could be a tyrannosaur
Young lads revel in their...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
turtle, animal, boy, parents,
Duck Pond Disaster
by Kevin Shaw
Duck Pond Disaster
He awoke from hibernation
and dreamed that he could swim.
But Trevor was a Tortoise
So, his chances were very slim.
“I will head down to the...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
turtle, dream, nonsense, sad, silly,
Jelly Fish Love Story
by Kevin Shaw
Jelly Fish Love Story
Jelly Fish and Urchin, so very much in love.
Jelly Fish said to Urchin, please be my Turtle Dove.
I will, responded Urchin, I...
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Categories:
turtle, nonsense, sad love, sea,
Lil Pump Know
by Mario Vitale
turn up the stereo so everyone goes to hear the song of lil Pump know
bust up the beat to promote its tempo
take you to places...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
turtle, rap,